Implementation of the NHS Health Checks programme: baseline assessment of risk factor recording in an urban culturally diverse setting.

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BACKGROUND: National Health Service (NHS) Health Checks, a population-wide prevention programme introduced during 2009, aims to measure and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among all persons aged 40-74 years in England. The potential workload implications of the programme for general practice are considerable, particularly in deprived culturally diverse settings. OBJECTIVE: To examine the baseline levels of CVD risk factor recording in general practices located in Ealing, Nor...

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Authors: Dalton, A; Bottle, A; Okoro, C; Majeed, A; Millett, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Family practice
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 34-40
• Publication date: 2011-02-01
• DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq068
• EISSN: 1460-2229
• ISSN: 0263-2136
• Language: English
• Keywords: London; Middle Aged; Body Mass Index; Risk Assessment; Aged; Socioeconomic Factors; Humans; Adult; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol; Cultural Diversity; General Practice; Blood Pressure Determination; Counseling; Cross-Sectional Studies; Primary Prevention; Male; Female; State Medicine